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Fantasy Football Week 5 Automated Insights Recap

Jets RB Isaiah Crowell gashed the Broncos defense for 219 rushing yards and a touchdown, but only 21% of Yahoo owners started him.

It's even worse for those owners who had Robby Anderson on their bench. New York's WR racked up 123 receiving yards and two touchdowns but was started in just 6% of Yahoo fantasy football leagues.

Dolphins RB Kenyan Drake finally did something, tallying 115 yards from scrimmage and scored a touchdown against the Bengals. 33% of Yahoo started him.

Despite a 92% ownership, Denver WR Demaryius Thomas was started in just 52% of Yahoo leagues. It was high first 100 yard receiving game since Week 6 last year and he scored a touchdown. Actually, it was just his fourth time since the 2016 season he has gone up over the century mark.

Mark Ingram racked up 73 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns as the
Saints beat the Redskins 43-19. In doing so, he put up 20.3 points to
nearly double his 10.36-point projection. In Week 6, Ingram and the
Saints will play the Ravens

Saquon Barkley racked up 129 yards from scrimmage, catching 2 touchdown
passes against the Panthers. Barkley put up 26.9 points this week. He
scored 64.3% more than his 16.37-point projection and overachieved for
the fourth time this season. Barkley ranks #16 among all fantasy players
this season and will face the Eagles next week

James White (10 Rec, 77 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 18.7 points in a 38-24 win
over the Colts in Week 5. He scored 64.9% more than his 11.34-point
projection and overachieved for the fifth time this season. White ranks
#31 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chiefs next
week

James Conner (110 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 75 Rec Yds) scored 32.5 points against
the Falcons. His scoring output nearly doubled his
16.44-point projection and was much higher than his 20.22-point season
scoring average. Conner ranks #18 among all fantasy players this season
and will face the Bengals next week

Zach Ertz caught 10 passes for 110 yards and a touchdown as the Eagles lost
to the Vikings 23-21. In doing so, he put up 22 points to scored 72.7%
higher than his 12.74-point projection

Austin Hooper
tallied 12.2 points this week, catching 9 passes for 77 yards against the Steelers, He nearly doubled his 6.58-point
projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Hooper ranks
#9 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Buccaneers next
week